diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0a36567aba..c7e48cbfe0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.5.3</version>
+          <version>3.0.0-M6</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>